History of san lorenzo ruiz camarines norte
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History of San Lorenzo Ruiz (formerly Imelda)
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San Lorenzo Ruiz is a fifth class municipality in the province of Camarines Norte, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 14,063 people.
Formerly called Imelda, it was renamed on February 10, 1989 in honor of San Lorenzo Ruiz, the first Filipino saint venerated in the Roman Catholic Church, canonized on October 18, 1987.
History
In 1800-1896, the municipality was only a sitio. During the Spanish regime, it was a territorial part of Calasgasan, an independent municipality which was merged to Daet as one of its leading barrios after the American Occupation.
The seat of locality was a vast virgin forest during the Spanish time. A certain person in the name of Juan Aruljo of Guinobatan, Albay came to this place in the later part of 1890 and started clearing the forested area which was a sitio of Mampurog. The place was called Matacong which became a barrio in the year 1938 during the term of the late Mayor Santiago Carranceja of Daet.
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San Lorenzo Ruiz, Camarines Norte
Municipality in Camarines Norte, Philippines
Municipality in Bicol Region, Philippines
San Lorenzo Ruiz, officially the Municipality of San Lorenzo Ruiz (Central Bikol: Banwaan kan San Lorenzo Ruiz; Tagalog: Bayan ng San Lorenzo Ruiz), is a municipality in the province of Camarines Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 15,757 people.[3]
History
[edit]It was established as the Municipality of Imelda in 1970, through R.A. 6144, constituting the barrios Daculangbolo, Laniton, Langga, Maisog, Dagotdotan, Mampurog, Matacong, in the Municipality of Daet, and San Isidro, San Antonio, San Ramon, Manlimonsito, Salvacion in the Municipality of Basud.[5]
Imelda was renamed on February 10, 1989, in honor of San Lorenzo Ruiz, the first Filipino saint venerated in the Roman Catholic Church, canonized on October 18, 1987.
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